- William Franklin Graham Jr.
- (November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018) was an American evangelist, a prominent evangelical Christian figure, and an ordained Southern Baptist minister who became well-known internationally in the late 1940s.
- One of his biographers has placed him 'among the most influential Christian leaders' of the 20th century.As a preacher, he held large indoor and outdoor rallies with sermons that were broadcast on radio and television; some were still being re-broadcast into the 21st century.
- In his six decades on television, Graham hosted annual 'Crusades', evangelistic campaigns that ran from 1947 until his retirement in 2005.
- He also hosted the radio show Hour of Decision from 1950 to 1954.
- He repudiated racial segregation and insisted on racial integration for his revivals and crusades, starting in 1953; he also invited Martin Luther King Jr.
- to preach jointly at a revival in New York City in 1957.
- In addition to his religious aims, he helped shape the worldview of a huge number of people who came from different backgrounds, leading them to find a relationship between the Bible and contemporary secular viewpoints.
- According to his website, Graham preached to live audiences of 210 million people in more than 185 countries and territories through various meetings, including BMS World Mission and Global Mission.Graham was a spiritual adviser to U.S.
- presidents, and he provided spiritual counsel for every president from Harry S.
- Truman (33rd) to Barack Obama (44th).
- He was particularly close to Dwight D.
- Eisenhower, Lyndon B.
- Johnson (one of Graham's closest friends), and Richard Nixon.
- He was also lifelong friends with another televangelist, the founding pastor of the Crystal Cathedral, Robert Schuller, whom Graham talked into starting his own television ministry.Graham operated a variety of media and publishing outlets.
- According to his staff, more than 3.2 million people have responded to the invitation at Billy Graham Crusades to 'accept Jesus Christ as their personal savior'.
- Graham's evangelism was appreciated by mainline Protestant and Roman Catholic denominations because he encouraged new converts to become members of these churches.
- As of 2008, Graham's estimated lifetime audience, including radio and television broadcasts, topped 2.2 billion.
- One special televised broadcast in 1996 alone may have reached a television audience of as many as 2.5 billion people worldwide.
- Because of his crusades, Graham preached the gospel to more people in person than anyone in the history of Christianity.
- Graham was on Gallup's list of most admired men and women a record 61 times.
- Grant Wacker writes that by the mid-1960s, he had become the 'Great Legitimator': 'By then his presence conferred status on presidents, acceptability on wars, shame on racial prejudice, desirability on decency, dishonor on indecency, and prestige on civic events'.
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Heather Graham
Heather Joan Graham (born January 29, 1970) is an American actress, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Heather Graham’s father, Jim, is a retired FBI agent and her mother, Joan, is a noted author of children’s books. Graham has a younger sister Aimee Graham, who is also an aspiring actress and writer.
Graham was brought up in a traditional Catholic family of Irish descent. Growing up in Virginia where her father worked as an FBI agent, she attended Sumac Elementary School. Her family then moved to the Conejo Valley in California where she attended Lindero Canyon Middle School, and finally, Agoura High School.
Initially, Graham’s parents were very supportive of her budding acting career, with her mom driving her to her auditions. Later, her father and mother were insistent that she should not appear in any movie featuring sex. This difference of opinion may have cost her the lead role in Heathers in 1989, the dark high school comedy that made an instant star of Winona Ryder. Graham is currently estranged from her parents, though they are hopeful for a reconciliation. She has publicly discussed her conversion to a new-age eastern-based religion and philosophy.
After high school, Graham enrolled in the University of California at Los Angeles. While pursuing a drama degree at UCLA, Graham met James Woods. Their subsequent romantic involvement led to Graham being cast in Diggstown (1992), which starred Woods. After two years had passed, Graham dropped out of UCLA to pursue acting full time, over her parents’ objections. She moved to Hollywood where she worked different jobs while continuing to establish herself as a starlet, for a time romantically involved and living with once famous New Romantic glam-rocker Adam Ant.
Though earlier Graham had a number of critically noted acting parts including Nadine in Drugstore Cowboy 1989, her breakthrough role was that of Roller Girl in Boogie Nights (1997), for which she received several award nominations. She achieved international stardom in 1999 with her lead role as Felicity Shagwell in Mike Myers’ second Austin Powers comedy: The Spy Who Shagged Me. More recently, she starred as Mary Kelly in the film From Hell (2001), based on the story of Jack the Ripper.
She was named by People Magazine as one of the “50 Most Beautiful People in the World 2001”. In addition to her relationship with James Woods, she also has been romantically involved with actor Edward Burns, producer-director Chris Weitz, actor Josh Lucas, actor Heath Ledger, actor Elias Koteas, actor Kyle MacLachlan, and director Stephen Hopkins.
Graham enjoyed special guest-star status on several episodes of NBC-TV’s Scrubs during its fourth season (2004-2005).
In 2005, Graham became the spokeswoman and TV model for Garnier brand of hair care products. Graham’s print ad for Skyy vodka, which was photographed in 1993 (titled “#3, Entourage”) is still appearing in national magazines today as well. ABC-TV announced that production has begun on “Emily’s Reasons Why Not,” with Graham slated to be its star.
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Gray Matters (2005)
Cake (2005)
Mary (2005)
Blessed (2004)
Hope Springs (2003)
Anger Management (2003)
Alien Love Triangle (2002)
The Guru (2002)
Killing Me Softly (2002)
From Hell (2001)
Sidewalks of New York (2001)
Say It Isn’t So (2001)
Committed (2000)
Bowfinger (1999)
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Lost in Space (1998)
Scream 2 (1997)
Boogie Nights (1997)
Two Girls and a Guy (1997)
Nowhere (1997)
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996)
Swingers (1996)
Terrified (1996)
Kiss & Tell (1996)
Desert Winds (1995)
Run for Cover (1995)
Let It Be Me (1995)
Don’t Do It (1994)
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)
The Ballad of Little Jo (1993)
Diggstown (1992)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
Shout (1991)
Guilty as Charged (1991)
I Love You to Death (1990)
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Twins (1988)
License to Drive (1988)
Student Exchange (1987)
Mrs. Soffel (1984)